Log line
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A log line or logline is a brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a television program, film, or book that states the central conflict of the story, often providing both a synopsis of the story's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest. A one-sentence program summary in TV Guide is a log line.[1]
Elements
Narrative elements often referenced in a logline include the setting, protagonist, antagonist, inciting incident, conflict and goal.[2]
Examples
Charlie Brown is finally invited to a Halloween party; Snoopy engages the Red Baron in a dogfight; and Linus waits patiently in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin.
— Logline for It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown[3]
A talented but irresponsible teenager schemes to steal his college tuition money when his wealthy father refuses to pay for him to study acting at Juilliard.
References
- ^ Brewer (2014, p. 29)
- ^ "Writing a Logline". Graeme Shimmin. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Logline". It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. TitanTV. Retrieved 2005-10-25.
- ^ Brewer (2014, p. 29)
- Brewer, Robert Lee, ed. (2014), 2015 Writer's Market, Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, ISBN 978-1-59963-840-9